Lean wrote:The fight was a show of great exchanges from both fighters. I think Pacquiao got complacent when he moved forward, he usually moves to his opponents' side before making a punch.

Thank you Lean, for that insight. Most people's reaction are 'OMG HE GOT KNOCKED OUT HE SUXORS OLD NOW LOLOLOLOL' where they don't realize in boxing that there is always the threat of that one punch going through and ending it all. Pacquiao got careless and introduced his face to Marquez's fist which ended up with Pacquiao's face meeting the canvas.

Lean wrote:Manny's mother blamed born-again Christians because of this loss.

lol. Someone should suggest to Pacquiao that this could be a sign from God for him to retire boxing just to see how he would react.

shadowgrin wrote:Most people's reaction are 'OMG HE GOT KNOCKED OUT HE SUXORS OLD NOW LOLOLOLOL' where they don't realize in boxing that there is always the threat of that one punch going through and ending it all.

It's a clean punch, a clean win for Marquez. Pinoys won't have any excuse for that. It's only a sign that Manny should retire and/or just focus on a field his (useless) peers tell him to do: politics, his lame show business career, or just continue to fight.

But I admit, as much as I hate how Manny was booked to be a national hero or icon or god or what not -- that's a scary way to end a match.

dei. wrote:That's just ridiculous. I even heard some discussions here about some ritual Manny does before the fight has changed.

That's crap. Religion has nothing to do with this.

Kyrius wrote:For me his legacy was already sealed

True, that's true. He has nothing more to prove. He's a 10-time, 8-division champ, already richer than the entire Philippines itself. He should worry about his health.

Perhaps it did affect his attitude but if his "new God" tells him not to hurt anyone, he should have retired before the Bradley fight, condoned boxing and other fight sports and become an advocate of athlete wellness.

The Bradley fight was perhaps rigged, on this one he got a knocked out by a punch he didn't see coming. I don't see how his "new God" have anything to do with this.

Pacquiao was aggressive from the get go and he was looking to finish Marquez until that KO punch. So I fail to see how Pacquiao loss his killer instinct. Maybe his fighting style because of his gameplan or whatever.

shadowgrin wrote:Quick question: who is better in basketball, a black dude or a pinoy dude. If you thought or considered for a moment that it's the black dude then you're also a little bit racist.

Doesn't matter. Pacquiao doesn't seem to care if Marquez was on 'roids. He accepts the fact that he lost, 'roids or no 'roids. Even with some interviews I've seen since he came back here he shoots down questions that suggest or imply about the 'roids by saying he lost, end of.